When it comes to publicized polls that supposedly show Americans in favor of allowing men and women to use the bathroom that corresponds to the gender they identify with – don’t believe everything you hear.
When it comes to publicized polls that supposedly show Americans in favor of allowing men and women to use the bathroom that corresponds to their birth gender – don’t believe everything you hear.
A case in point was cited by Newsbusters last week in which CNN blatantly misinformed their viewers about the contents of the North Carolina bathroom bill as well as a misleading CNN/ORC poll which supposedly said that most people opposed North Carolina’s ban on gender-neutral bathrooms.
Three CNN shows – New Day, CNN Newsroom, and Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield – cited a poll claiming that 57 percent of Americans oppose the North Carolina bathroom bill. The problem is that the North Carolina law was incorrectly described in the polling question. The bill requires transgenders to use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender at birth – but allows a transgender to legally change their birth certificate with their updated gender and then use the bathroom of that gender.
This is an important distinction because, when left out, it makes the law look more discriminatory than it actually is.
However, this information was not included in the poll question, which read: “Overall, would you say you favor or oppose laws that require transgender individuals to use facilities that correspond to their gender at birth rather than their gender identity?”
Other polling, which reflected a more accurate view of what was actually contained in the North Carolina bill, showed a much different picture. For instance, a TWC survey from last month found 51 percent majority support for the law in North Carolina.
A Reuters poll conducted just two weeks ago found that support for allowing transgenders to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with as opposed to their biological gender actually dropped 10 points since the issue became headline news.
SurveyUSA also conducted a poll last month for WRAL which found that even though North Carolinians opposed other provisions in the state’s controversial law, 55 percent opposed allowing transgenders to use restrooms of the gender that did not correspond with their birth certificates.
As Newsbusters reports, the bottom line is clear: “No matter what the folks at CNN might wish, it is unlikely that most Americans believe men should be granted an open-ended right to go into women’s public restrooms whenever they want to.”
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A case in point was cited by Newsbusters last week in which CNN blatantly misinformed their viewers about the contents of the North Carolina bathroom bill as well as a misleading CNN/ORC poll which supposedly said that most people opposed North Carolina’s ban on gender-neutral bathrooms.
Three CNN shows – New Day, CNN Newsroom, and Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield – cited a poll claiming that 57 percent of Americans oppose the North Carolina bathroom bill. The problem is that the North Carolina law was incorrectly described. The bill requires transgenders to use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender at birth – but allows a transgender to legally change their birth certificate with their updated gender and then use the bathroom of that gender.
This is an important distinction because it requires proof that a person is, in fact, transgendered, rather than allowing just anyone to use a restroom simply because they identify with the opposite sex on that particular day.
But this information was not included in the poll question, which read: “Overall, would you say you favor or oppose laws that require transgender individuals to use facilities that correspond to their gender at birth rather than their gender identity?” http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2016/images/05/09/transgender.rights.pdf
Other polling, which reflected a more accurate view of what was actually contained in the North Carolina bill, showed a much different picture. For instance, a TWC survey http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article69928597.html from last month found 51 percent majority support for the law in North Carolina. A Reuters poll conducted just two weeks ago found that support for allowing transgenders to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with as opposed to their biological gender actually dropped 10 points since the issue became headline news. http://www.christianpost.com/news/most-americans-oppose-men-transgenders-using-womens-bathrooms-162593/
SurveyUSA also conducted a poll last month for WRAL which found that even though North Carolinians opposed other provisions in the state’s controversial law, 55 percent opposed allowing transgenders to use restrooms of the gender that did not correspond with their birth certificates. http://www.wral.com/wral-news-poll-nc-voters-conflicted-over-hb2/15637430/
As Newsbusters reports, the bottom line is clear: “No matter what the folks at CNN might wish, it is unlikely that most Americans believe men should be granted an open-ended right to go into women’s public restrooms whenever they want to.”
